| A Non-Profit Educational Media Organization. |
| Mission: |
To produce/promote the broadest
possible spectrum
of news/views/culture in the Virginia media. |
We seek to be a light unto those
who are not illuminated by existing commercial, religious or public
media outlets.
We will play the News Views Jazz and Blues techno and
free-form other radio stations would rather not use. We will seek to provide a forum for "voices that would otherwise go unheard."
In this way we will contribute to a stable and just
society where everyone can become who they want to be.
We seek to enable
the weakest links in our society to become strong so that no-one
can thrive on the pain and weakness of others.
We are
"Radio For
The Rest Of Us."
The Fall 2000 "Murrow's Hope"
newsletter is the Video SlideShow and Audio File (playing now on AT&T
and Comcast Cable Public Access channels)... or you can read the script
here.
VCPP Founding Premises:
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Our Democratic Republic depends on a careful balance of power and an
effective “free press”
that is neither onerously influenced by government or
overly centralized private influence. |
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"Freedom of speech does not exist in the abstract. On the
contrary, the right to speak can flourish only if it is allowed to
operate in an effective forum -- whether it be a public park
or a radio frequency.
For in the absence of an effective means of communications,
the right to speak would ring hollow indeed. And, in
recognition of these principles, we have consistently held that the
First Amendment embodies,
not only the abstract right to be free from censorship,
but also the right of the individual to utilize an appropriate and
effective medium for the expression of his views."
Justice of the Supreme Court William Brennan
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The American Dream is
to be who you want to be
as you define it. |
To realize this
you must be informed
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"Media is the lifeblood of a Free Society",
Newt Gingrich
"Information is the currency of democracy.",
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A stable society is an inclusive and just society..
Media is the feedback loop
between those who make policy
and those who suffer from policy. |
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America can only function with justice so
long
as the media includes the broadest possible
spectrum
of news/views and culture. |
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| Concluding
Premise: |
A truly free press, free of concentrated
control by any group of people, governmental, business or
religious
and that provides a place for everyone's stories
to be heard ... is vital to the continued success and just stability of
the Great Experiment, the United States. |
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